Brian Rees knows there are bound to be exceptions when he says that most farmers finally have their corn and soybean crops in the ground.
Rees, who is Lyon County’s Extension Agriculture agent, said that weather and soil conditions have varied so widely across the county that some fortunate farmers were able to get their seeds planted in time, while others faced on-going rain-outs. Now, most everyone is caught up and waiting for warmer weather and just enough precipitation to develop a good crop.
“I think by and large, the corn is all planted, or it should be,” Rees said. “The vast majority of the soybeans, first-crop soybeans, are in the ground., There may be a little grain sorghum to go on the initial planting.”
Rees said that most planting was done within a week to 10-day window. Many farmers were kept out of the fields because of rain.
“Overall, we’re probably three weeks late on average on the corn; soybeans, about a week late,” Rees said. “There’s corn in the county that’s 18 inches tall; there’s corn in the county that’s just spiking through the ground. It’s all across the board.”
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